Win: George Johnson (9-4) Loss: Larry Crawford (7-3)
Save: Cal Killebrew (33)
Inning: 1 New York Tom Vidro pitching. Vito Patterson pops out to the first baseman. Jamie Pisciotta singles to center field. John Beasley grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jamie Pisciotta is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bob Graham reached on a 2-base throwing error by Toshio Horiuchi. Al Jackson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Toshikatsu Shinada pitching. Toshio Horiuchi strikes out. Bernie Salkeld singles to center field. Rip Schmidt walks. Harry Page doubles to right field. Bernie Salkeld scores. Rip Schmidt uses his aggressiveness and scores. Wally Pujols grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Page advances to third on the play. Raikel Gurriel hits a home run. Harry Page scores. Greg Partenheimer singles to right field. Greg Partenheimer steals second. Takeshi Takahashi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Hal Bayne singles to right field. Jerry Murphy flies out to the right fielder. Hal Bayne steals second. Duke Joyce strikes out. Toshikatsu Shinada grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Tom Vidro grounds out to the third baseman. Toshio Horiuchi strikes out. Bernie Salkeld strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Vito Patterson singles to left field. Jamie Pisciotta grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. John Beasley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Rip Schmidt grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Page flies out to the right fielder. Wally Pujols grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Bob Graham flies out to the left fielder. Al Jackson singles to center field. Hal Bayne walks. Jerry Murphy singles to left field. Al Jackson scores. Hal Bayne advances to third on the hit. Duke Joyce flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Hal Bayne scores. Toshikatsu Shinada grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jerry Murphy is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Raikel Gurriel doubles to center field. Greg Partenheimer walks. Takeshi Takahashi pops out to the first baseman. Tom Vidro lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Toshio Horiuchi strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 New York Vito Patterson strikes out. Frank Hargan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Jamie Pisciotta hits a home run. John Beasley grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bob Graham flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Bernie Salkeld flies out to the center fielder. Rip Schmidt singles to center field. Harry Page grounds out to the shortstop. Rip Schmidt advances to second on the play. Wally Pujols flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Al Jackson walks. Hal Bayne hits a home run. Al Jackson scores. George Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jerry Murphy pops out to the third baseman. Duke Joyce singles to left field. Toshikatsu Shinada lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Vito Patterson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Raikel Gurriel singles past the second baseman. Raikel Gurriel steals second. Greg Partenheimer pops out to the second baseman. Larry Crawford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Passed ball. Raikel Gurriel advances to third. Takeshi Takahashi singles to right field. Raikel Gurriel scores. Takeshi Takahashi steals second. Duke Joyce throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. George Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Takeshi Takahashi scores. Toshio Horiuchi walks. Toshio Horiuchi steals second. Bernie Salkeld grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Jamie Pisciotta grounds out to the shortstop. John Beasley singles to left field. Bob Graham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Beasley advances to second on the play. Al Jackson doubles to center field. John Beasley scores. Hal Bayne bunts for a base hit. Hal Bayne steals second. Jerry Murphy flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Rip Schmidt flies out to the center fielder. Harry Page walks. Wally Pujols singles past the first baseman. Passed ball. Harry Page advances to third. Wally Pujols advances to second. Raikel Gurriel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Page scores. Wally Pujols advances to third on the play. Greg Partenheimer pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Duke Joyce grounds out to the second baseman. Kent Oester is pinch hitting for Larry Crawford. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Kent Oester grounds out to the third baseman. Vito Patterson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit George Doyle pitching. Takeshi Takahashi grounds out to the shortstop. Katsuyuki Higasa is pinch hitting for George Johnson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Katsuyuki Higasa doubles to left field. Toshio Horiuchi strikes out. Bernie Salkeld flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Cal Killebrew pitching. Jamie Pisciotta grounds out to the second baseman. John Beasley singles to center field. Bob Graham grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Beasley is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Al Jackson singles to right field. Bob Graham advances to third on the hit. Al Jackson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 New York total runners left on base: 8 Detroit total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Al Jackson (11).HR - Jamie Pisciotta (7), Hal Bayne (12).SF - Duke Joyce.GIDP - Jamie Pisciotta. Baserunning: SB - Hal Bayne 2 (17).CS - Al Jackson (5). Fielding: E - Duke Joyce.PB - Duke Joyce 2.
Game Notes Jamie Pisciotta is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jorge Marbet did not respond to coaching in range Mark Pomorski did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Kevin DeVoy did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Shawn Erickson improves in power_vs_lefty Jorge Marbet did not respond to coaching in range Greg Listach did not respond to coaching in control
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Cal Parkinson did not respond to coaching in control Hal Suero improves in endurance Jeff Ribant did not respond to coaching in endurance Keiji Doi did not respond to coaching in control Yozaburo Morimitsu did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Ernaga did not respond to coaching in velocity Ernie Haydel did not respond to coaching in SS